Julio Torres hates main character energy | It's Been a Minute

On this week's episode of "It's Been a Minute" host Brittany Luse sits down with Julio Torres, a comedian, actor, writer and creator of HBO’s “Los Espookys.” They discuss the influences behind his unique world-building.
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VIDEO CHAPTERS
0:00 - Intro
1:00 - What is "Los Espookys" about?
2:19 - Is your comedy different in Spanish and English?
3:50 - Focus on small details, secondary characters
4:54 - Julio's design influence
8:00 - Playing Andres
10:57 - Setting in an unnamed Latin American country
13:06 - Unpacking Julio's Instagram handle

[@theenasexperience1870]

What a fantastic interview! Julio Torres seems delightful and I definitely will be checking out Los Espookys!

[@MissPerriwinkle]

refreshing and so fulfilling too.........

[@morticiasunshine1402]

I love him, what is he up to these days?

[@user-mt5lj8ot3h]

I always assumed Space Prince meant prince of space like Lumpy Space Princess

[@djrerayaloha4112]

I feel like his spirit animal is a giraffe. For obvious reasons. Or maybe a Snuffleupagus.

[@JDMimeTHEFIRST]

I like quiet funny sidekick energy.

[@darrellmorrison5444]

Quicksilver

[@mrfuninthesun33]

What happened to NPR................10yrs ago I listened everyday. Now I can't listen to any of it for 5min

[@alanschafer1779]

It's Been a Minute which usually is on public radio on the weekends - it's not a NPR news show.